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                        TAMIYA LIQUID PRIMER = with airbrushing, do you thin or not?

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                        buman
                        • Member since
                          October 2007
                        • From: Virginia, USA
                        TAMIYA LIQUID PRIMER = with airbrushing, do you thin or not?
                        Posted by buman on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 10:30 AM

                        Hi everyone, I am new at this (airbrushing) so please forgive me...

                        I am about to use an airbrush for the very first time:

                        a) Do you thin your TAMIYA Liquid Primer? (which I have)

                        b) If you DO thin the Tamiya Primer 1) what is a good ratio? 2) CAN you use the Tamiya Thinner ? (which I have and use in order to thin my TAMIYA paint)

                        Thank you so much for any advice and help.
                        Oliver

                         

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                        Phil_H
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: Sydney, Australia
                        Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 5:38 PM

                        If you're talking about Tamiya's "Liquid Surface Primer" in the 40ml jars, I haven't airbrushed it, but "in the jar", it is too thick to airbrush without thinning.

                        The description on the Tamiya USA website says: Can be further diluted using Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, allowing it to be used in airbrushes. I believe Tamiya acrylic thinner (X-20A, if that's what you have) will more than likely be incompatible. (Having said that, I am able to clean my brushes with ethanol after using LSP) 

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                        buman
                        • Member since
                          October 2007
                        • From: Virginia, USA
                        Posted by buman on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:34 AM


                         Thank you so much - I didn't know Tamiya has a Lacquer Thinner. I am going to give it a try. I also wonder if a regular Paint Thinner (from Lowes, HomeDepot etc) would work (as it works well with Testor Enamel Paint).

                         Oliver

                         

                         

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